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2025 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100 from Connect CRE
Dealmakers of the Year
- Arcus Harbor Real Estate Capital
- Berkadia Orange County & San Diego Mortgage Banking Team
- Birk Sklar Team, Kiser Group
- Brandon Polakoff, Avison Young
- Brendan O’Leary, Transwestern
- Brian Eisendrath, Institutional Property Advisors
- Brian Kuhn and Jon Reible, KeyBank Real Estate Capital
- Brian Smuckler, JLL
- Chad Musgrove, M&T Realty Capital Corporation
- Dan Blackwell and Mike O’Neill, CBRE
- Drew Fletcher, Greystone Capital Advisors
- Ellie Perlman, Blue Lake Capital
- Erik Anderson, Newmark
- Hailey Ghalib, Affinius Capital
- Harvey Russell, NAI Advent
- John Darrow, Slatt Capital
- Joseph Koicim, Marcus & Millichap
- Ken Wellar, Global Real Estate Advisors
- Kitty Wallace, Colliers
- Logan Lee, Moody National Companies
- Maggie Burke, Capital One
- Marc Renard, Cushman & Wakefield
- Mark Goodman, Goodman Commercial
- Michelle Herrick, JPMorgan Chase
- Neander Lima, Empire Group
- Regions Real Estate Capital Markets Multifamily Origination Team
- Sharon Karaffa, Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets
- Shimon Shkury and Victor Sozio, Ariel Property Advisors
- Simon Ziff, Ackman Ziff
- Tyler Hague, Will Mathews and Ed Thomas, Colliers National Multifamily Advisory Group
- Vic Clark, Lument
- Walker & Dunlop New York Capital Markets Team
- Steve Bram, George Smith Partners
- Thomas Olivetti and Taylor Sims, Northmarq
- Thorofare Capital Originations Team
- Tom Britt, SitusAMC
- Hessam Nadji, Marcus & Millichap
Brandon Polakoff, Avison Young
Brandon Polakoff has worked in the multifamily sector for over a decade, joining Avison Young in 2018 as a principal. In that role, he helped build out the firm’s Tri-State Investment Sales platform. In early 2025, he was promoted to head of the Tri-State Investment Sales (TSIS) team.
Since then, he has led a growing team and become a dominant force in the NYC multifamily space. He consistently executes high-profile sales and advises a wide range of institutional and private clients.
Polakoff has been honored by Avison Young, receiving the company’s Graeme Young and Circle of Excellence Awards. He was also named to the Commercial Observer’s Power 100 list for two consecutive years. Other accolades include Commercial Observer’s 30 under 30, Connect Media’s Next Generation Award and Crain’s New York Rising Star in Real Estate.
These are some of the reasons why Brandon Polakoff was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s first annual AB 100 Dealmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.